Wall-building device



1,632,514 G. J. SEILER I WALL BUILDING DEVICE Jun'e- 1.4, 1927.

Filed Jan. 12, 1927 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 G-J 5 812 Q MENTOR WITNESS:

14 1927. u G. J. SEILER WALL BUILDING DEVICE s sheets sneet 2 Filed Jan: 12, 1927 6. INVENT OR ATTORNEY WITNESS:

June 14 1927.

G. J. SEILER WALL BUILDING DEVICE Filed Jan. 12, 1927 a shuts-sheet 3 l NVENTOR WITNESSi ATTORNEY present invention has reference to "mold -ngmachine of that type designed for Patented 14,1927 I r PATENT QFFICEi 'GYEORGEVI 1T. smug,,orjnanvrrtn rhmnors. 3

" I watt iauitnmejnnvion 'lkpplication'filed January 12, 1927 Serial in. 160,673.

use in the construction of concrete walls;

end of the mold and being also provided lwith ashaft having toothed wheels to en carriage o'ver the rails and arranging the} 1 parts formoldlnga continuation of the wall.

Another object of the invention is to proeither a solid or double wall with-air spaces gage with theracks; and whereby, after a "wallsection islformed in the mold, and the shaft is revolved the wheels thereon will cause the mold to be moved bodilyin a line with but outward of a iwall, ai turning of the I holding :the remov'able end sections of the shaft in a reverse direction also moving the vide a machine for this'purpose by whosejuse therebetweeirmay beformedtin an 'eXpedi-* amount of physical exertion.

tious' manner and with only aminimum p v ffb'race rod.

A further objectis" thepr'ovision of a} T molding machine capable ofproducing walls of different widths; and wherein} the said I walls Vmay be spaced but tied togetherby 30- webs at predetermined intervals.

A yf-urtherobject 'is the provisionlo'f moldingflmachine capable ofeasy rnanipula-. 4 tion and by whose use both 'jtheYsidew'alls and corners of'buildin'gs may be easily erected andjfurther wherein the superimposed wallstructures. may be molded in bridging relation one withrespect to the other,-. so

that such; molded walls I may represent s one ortile..- a

p A still further object isthe prov slonof a "wallmolding machine by whose use either straight or angle corners of'a building may be Provided.w

To the attainment thefab'ove broadly stated objects and others which will present V themselves as the naturefof thefinvention is better understood,- the improvement also; con} sists in certain!othernovel features of con V drawings.

'struction, combinationiand; operative asso ciation ofparts, fl'SLlilSfflCllQIY embodiment of which is disclosed bythe accompanying 1 In the drawingsz I is formed.

Figure 1 is a plan iew of the improvement',

F1gure 2 is a side elevation thereof.

3+3iof Figure 1." Y

Figure; are a sectional i on the v '4 4of Figure 1.

Figure 5 is a top planview of the carriage. p v V I F1gure6 lSa perspectiveview of one of ing the manner in Figure 3 is a sectional view on the line Figure 8 is a view ofthe pin employed for old assoeia-ted with; each other and with thefmold'.

the removable end sections.

' Figure 10 is a similar View of the cooper atingend section.

Figure 9 is a perspective view of oneiof .Figure' 11 is a perspective View of the x Figure 12 is a fragmentary top plan view showing the brace rod in position and the manner in which the connectingweb between the spaced walls areformed. 4

Figure 13 is a fragmentary perspective view of one end of the core.

Figure 14: is a perspective View of the hooked plate employed on the core illustrat ed in Figures 12 and 13.v

Figurefl5 is a. planview'to illustrate the i manner in which angle corners may be formed on the wall. i a

Figure 16 is a perspective view of the adjustable corner plate.

Figurel'l" is a plan view of a, wall constructedin accordance with this invention.

Figure 18is a similar view showing the corner of the wall.

of the mold. These plat-es have both their upper and lower edges flanged outwardly, as at 3'a nd4, respectively. By reference'to Referring now to the drawings in detail, it "the numerals 1 and 2 indicate the side plates Y faces, and adjacent to the ends thereof, there are uprights (5, respectively. These uprights are oppositely arranged and project a suit able distance above the plates 1 and 2. The uprights are also preferably of angle irons which are suitably bolted or otherwise secured to the plates 1 and 2; Preferably, the upper or outer ends of the uprights 6 have fiat inwardly extending head portions 7 provided with bolt openings, and passing through these openings and through aligning series of openings 8 in cross heads 9 there are bolts 10 which are engaged by suitable nuts. By this arrangement it will be noted that the side plates are laterally adjustable with respect to each other. Also adjustably secured to the transverse plates which Ihave called the cross heads 9, by removable means, such as nuts and bolts there are the widened head portions of plates 11 which are fixedly secured to a core 12. The core is preferably in the nature of a block and is gradually reduced in thickness from its upper to its lower end.

Fixedly secured between the uprights carried by each of the mold plates, and arranged above such plates thereare rails '13 whose under faces are toothed. Embracing these rails there are cross sectional U-shaped or channeled members 14 whose outer ends have fixed therebetween a plate 15. The

' plate and the channel members provide a carriage. The inner sides of the channeled members 1 1 are of a width equaling that of the body plate 15 of the carriage, and have journaled therethrough a shaft 16. The shaft is also journaled through a bearing 17 that extends centrally from'the body portion 15 of the carriage, and the ends of the shaft are squared for the reception of a removable operating handle 18. Fixed on the ends of the shaft there are toothed wheels 19 that engage with the teeth 20 on the under face or edges of the rails 13. The body 15 of the carriage has on its rear face, substantially U-shaped pockets 21 arranged at points equidistant from the center of said carriage. The pockets are preferably formed by bendinga single strip of metal and each of the pockets is designed to receive therethrough a plate or board 22. The boards have outstanding stop elements 23 to contact with the body of the'carriage and have on their upper ends handle members 24 whereby the boards 22 may be received through or drawn out of the pockets 21. Each board 22 has one or more openings 25 therethrough and these openings are designed to receive therethrough reinforcing rods or wires for the concrete wall. The boards 22 provide the end members of the mold.

After a section of a wall has been formed in the mold the handle 18 is turned to revolve the shaft- 16 in the direction of the arrow in Figure 2. This brings the push plates or boards 22 tightly against the ends of the wall, so that the resistance oflercd thereby will cause the mold as a unit to travel longitudinally in line with but out ward of the wall section erected. \Vhen the mold has been thus moved its full length the handle 18 is turned in a second direction to reverse the turning of the shaft 16, causing the toothed wheels 19 to move the carriage as a unit outwardly on the mold to permit of the molding of another wall section. This operation is repeated until the wall entirely formed.

It is desirable that the spaced walls be 'connected at determined intervals for reinforcing and bracing the walls with respect to each other. To accomplish this I arrange on the lower corner of the mold a removable plate 26 that has a notch 27, adjacent to its outer end. I now arrange in two of the oppositively disposed openings in the flanges 5 and 6 of the mold boards 1 and 2 the angle ends of a rod 28. I now pass through the slot 27 of the plate 26 the tongue 28 formed by reducing the lower end of a plate 29. The plate is of a width equaling that of the core and the said plate-has a hook 130 to be received over the rod 28. Above the hook the plate is formed with a handle part 31.

By this arrangement it will be noted that the plastic concrete will not only flow between the mold boards and the core but between the plate 29 and the end of the core and thus provide connecting webs32 between the wall, sections 83, as disclosed by Figure 17 of the drawings.

When one side wall is completed the mold is removed therefrom. and arranged rightangularly thereto so that the second side wall may be molded. In starting the first mentioned side wall it is necessary that the end thereof be closed in order to seal the dead space 34. In this connection it should be stated that the end of the mold board 2 projects beyond the end of the mold board 1, a distance equaling the thickness of the wall. I adjustably connect to the flanges at the end of the mold board 1 flanges 7-.5 formed on the edges of a plate &6. re t erence to Figure 10 of the drawings it will be seen that the flanges 35 will project beyond one end of the plate or boarc 3t and that both the upper and lower flanges 35 have spaced series of apertures 37 therethrough. Passing through one of these apertures and through an aligning aperture r in the mange-in th'e pme" 1 there is 1 a: pin

38 be'st llustrated in F'ig urd 8 of the-fdrawing-s, the sae d pi-n having an "-outer headed V the Zi'flanges 450 ot a second end. A 11 similar 1 pin is passed through any one dfiaf' de ed *nurnber ot= apertures 39.;0'11 v r a parts an j the flanges 4O *"provide'd with the apertures 39fpro-jeet -beyond one end of the platei ll -arid the saidj pimpasses through the onter i'aperture, indicated for di'stincti on by the numeral tfzi on the flange'sB of thepla-te 36, the fianges having series. of apertures BZad jaeent to the second end the flanges "*40=andaspiri similar to the pin '38 passes 15 thro -fggh {one {pair 'f"of "these apertures and through oneipairflof theiapertures'fti" on the flanges: 4' 6fthe= plate 'or mol dboardf *2; f Thus the pla tes 36 andfal close the outer end 6f theflno'ldga-nd thus 'thei outergtaee' of the j Walla- 45, Figure llf8,-'is olosed *When' the concret' i'snponre'cl.v

hen 2 it is desired to= erect avails whose corners "are arr'arnge'cl at an angle, T I employ curedQinWny oneiof the iapertures' or openingsf in the fla nges efon yef the mold plates or o one'ftheiextensionsthereon These plates ififhave" outstanding brackets 4? hiolr there: are? threaded U'Stl'iig 'screWs 48, and-whereby the angular relation of 'jthei plates 16 "with respect to the mold board zis obtained; ()rrthe inner tace of the plates 46 and' through ithes-e openings 50 Jthere'are' bolt members 51, whicln'ot' course,

" roug plates t6l'arrange sto-p plates 49. Eaeh of thes'e 'pla-tesi has elon ated openings 50, adj a-' cent to its ends, and passing through the a are engagedby suitable nuts52'.

, Obviously the mold maybe of desired height and length, and after one eourse of ;a wall has been erectedthe mold is elevated for molding the secondcourser Any suitable means may be provided for supporting'the' mold when thus elevated/and when the mold is arranged on theside wall 53 in Fig-r u're 8 I insert in the space 54: in the wall 45 a block or plugv 55. :[Theblock is arranged in a line with the inner part ofthe wall 53 thatserves to prevent the passage f 50 of mortar into the said space 54. Plastic materialv is arranged in theniold and treated,

as previously described throughoutthe erection of the building, and it is thought that the foregoing description, when." Carefully, read in oonnection'withthe accompanying drawings, will render; my'construetion, its

ftions. therefrom, providing such changes :tall within thes'oope of my; claims and donot depart rfrom the spirit of my invention.

T 1. A 'w a llribnildingmachine," co'inp'nising a: mold made up "of-Sp acedmold boards, carriage mounted on the fmol'd and normally arranged" at oneen d" thereof for closingthe main; and int-3:12.15 between i the carriage and motd' foreausing the carriagefto move 011 f the inold-and' the inold' to be moved; onithe Carriage.

"Annachine fonbui ld ing plastieflva'lls,

comprising side platespnieans or aidjustably connect-ingtheplates wherebywallsofdit c fere 'iti'w-idths may be molded therebetween, means between the plates and normally closing o-ne end of the mold" and I said means be: mg; susceptible to longitudinal movement 1n longitudinally thereov er.

"A machine forfereeting plastic walls, comprising a moldarranged ton'longitutlr' nalmovement infa line with the wall tobe the meld and 1 to likewise "inove xth e mold erected-said mold including si'de members,

adjustablemeans connecting the members,

for permitting walls of different-'widths-being molded therebetween, f a core arranged centrally betweeintlieinembers lates form-1 ing one'end ott'he mol'd arra ngedlbetween sfild ihnlbeis flnd core; and ineanslfor mov ingthe inol'djlongitudinally on sai "plates coin-prising a-fl1nold which ineludes'"side plates, uprights tixed on said plates, cross heads to which the Znprights are"adjustably connected, a plateforming-one en d of the" mold 'and arran'ged between the side plates,

said end plate having openings there through, for the reception of reinforcing rods, a carriage supporting said end plate,

and means for imparting movement to the carriage.

a longitudinal ion A machine for'erecting concrete or like v plastic 'walls, including T a longitudinally movable mold, comprising side plates whose edges are flanged, uprights onthe 'uppen faces of the platesv adjacent to :the ends thereof, cross heads to which theuprights M a are adjustably' connected, a longitudinally arranged core between the plates and supported from" the uprights, plates between the rcore and side plates of the :mold' formingone" end of the mold, means supporting "the end platesfsusceptible to longitudinal movement, said eore having a notched plate" extension on one end thereof, a member of a "width corresponding tothatofthe core hav ingaitongue end to be receivedin the notch ofthe last inentioned-plata-a rod arranged transversely over the upper "flanges of. the

side plates of the mold-and adjustable and removably attachedqthereto, afhook on the last mentioned plate engaging with thelrod for'the' purpose set forthQ- 6. A'maohine forTereeting"concrete or like and a handle on theouter end of the plate plasticwalls in connected sections. comprising a mold which includes side plates, uprights fixed on the outer faces of the plates, adjacent to the ends thereof. cross heads to which the uprights are adjnstablv connected, a core arranged longitudinally between the plates and supported from the cross heads. rails secured to the uprights and having their under faces toothed. a carriage having angularlv extending U-shaped ends which are arranged over the rails, a shat't journaled through said ends and having teeth thereon in mesh with the teeth of the rails, a central journal for the shaft. pockets on the outer face of" the carriage. a plate adapted to be passed through each pocket and to be received between the core and the sides of the mold, and means for revolving the shaft to impart alongitudinal movement to the carriage.

7. A machine for erecting concrete or like plastic walls in longitudinal series. comprising a longitudinally movable mold which includes side plates having their edges flanged and apertured. one of said plates being of a greater length and extending beyond the ends of the other plate. uprights secured to the outer faces of the plates adjacent to the ends thereof. cross heads to which the uprights are adjustablv connected.

a longitudinally extending core betweenthe plates and supported from the uprights. rails fixed to the respective pairs of uprights, a carriage on the rails and normally sustained in one end of the mold, removable plates supported from the carriage, disposed between the core and side plates of the mold and forming ends for the mold. means for imparting a. longitudinal movement to the carriage and to the said last mentioned plates. and comparatively short plates having flanged edges which are apertured and which last mentioned plates are removablv connected to arrange the same rightangularly with respect to each other, whereby the flanges of the respective last mentioned plates may lap the flanges of the side plates of the mold. and removably connected fingers adapted to be passed through aligning apertures in all of said plates and whereby to close the second end of the mold.

8. A machine for erecting plastic walls in longitudinal series, comprising a longitudinall v movable mold which includes side plates, means adjustably connecting the plates for varying the widths of a wall to be cast between said plates. plates arranged between the side plates and closing one end of the mold. means for imparting a longitudinal movement to the last mentioned plates between the side plates of the mold. members pivotallv secured to one of the side plates at the open end of the mold, brackets on said members. adjustable means carried by the brackets for contacting the said side plate. whereby to arrange the brackets angularly with respect to said plate. and a laterally adjustable plate supported by said members.

In testimony whereof I atiix my signature.

GEORGE J. SEILER. 

